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B-52 Stratofortress Units in Combat 1955-73 (Combat Aircraft)

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This is another fine book from Osprey Publishing.

As promised by the title, the focus is on combat operations involving the B-52. There is an overview of the development of the aircraft and its Cold War deterrence mission, but that is cursory and serves to set the stage for the employment of the B-52 in Vietnam. The text is well-written and contains plenty of detail. The color plates are outstanding, as is the accompanying text.

The military aviation enthusiast, this would be an excellent choice.

There are numerous typographical and historical errors (mostly typos) in this book that make it difficult to read. There is an Errata page provided by the author with the book that clears up the largest errors but there are still so many errors that I wonder how the editor and publisher of this book are still in business. I did enjoy reading it, however, and reccomend it to any SAC fan who can get past the typos.

Wow the mighty b-52 has a great history indeed.I highly recommend this book to anyone who is a b-52 buff like myself.The Vietnam war stories are just awesome to read.I really learned so much from this book.Osprey publishing has some great books i go get this book right now!